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The grade certainly surprises me. How would you assess this lovely coin?   |
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MS63. Depending on how deep some of those marks are, it may be a 62. It is an attractive coin but has a fair number of marks.
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Here's the PCGS Photograde MS-63 example.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Higher end 63 with good eye appeal. Has a little bit of that chalky, dipped look to it.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
01/06/2026 3:50 pm
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I see two things a TPG would notice. First, there is some discoloration on the cheek, hair above the ear, hair above the eyes, and cap curl. There may be some discoloration on the eagle's breast. Second, there are a few deeper dings on the obverse on the cap curl, behind the cap, behind the nose, on the cheek, and above the first left star. The reverse has a couple dings in the middle of the eagle's breast and across the lower wings and breast. There are also quite a few very small scratches on the central devices, and obverse rim. The dings are consistent with bag marks, but the small scratches again may suggest possible light circulation to a TPG. That said, I don't see actual signs of circulation, so IMHO this coin is UNC. I have seen coins deemed to be sliders by TPGs with fairly similar marks, though. How the coin looks in hand is vital. To me, the number of marks and strength of some of the marks is consistent with a bourse floor MS-63. |
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MS63 is a wide grade, especially with Morgan dollars. I've seen some that should be higher and some lower. I'm guessing this was given a 63 based on the cheek and the somewhat chalky appearance as previously pointed out. It's a pretty coin no matter what the grade and I'd be glad to have it, especially with that peripheral obverse toning! "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
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MS63 The cheek has a lot of light rub. Maybe on a bad grading day MS62
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree - looks to be a typical 63 grade.
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2b honest I had it at 64....  |
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2b honest I had it at 64.... It wouldn't shock me to see it in a 64 holder. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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I'm also at MS-63.
Errers and Varietys.
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Looks over-dipped to me.
May have been downgraded due to this.
62.
Watch your top knot
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The grade certainly surprises me. How would you assess this lovely coin? I would put this as an MS63. Looking forward to seeing what the actual slab has for a grade. |
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Posted 01/06/2026 3:37 pm
